- A Way of BeingWritten by Carl Rogers Reviewed by John Cowan I was in my last three years of post-graduate work in a Roman Catholic seminary, about to…
- Awakening Universe, Emerging Personhood:The Power of Contemplation in an Evolving Universe By Mary Conrow Coelho Reviewed by John Cowan In this book, Mary Coelho provides a new story…
- Being Aware of Being AwareWritten by Rupert Spira Reviewed by John Cowan (July 2021) This book can change your meditation practice, be ye Quaker, Zen practitioner, vipassana student, or…
- I Heard the Owl Call My NameWritten by Margaret Craven Reviewed by John Cowan This is a story about dying. A man dies. A village is dying. And a story about…
- LSD And the Mind of the UniverseBy Christopher M. Bache Ph.D. Review by John Cowan The summary statement from Amazon reviews: “A professor of religious studies meticulously documents his insights from…
- MARY MAGDALENEBy Bruce Chilton Reviewed by John Cowan Bruce Chilton remains true to the form he displayed in Rabbi Jesus; Secure in his speculations. I have…
- Mind the Oneness: The Mystic Way of the QuakersWritten by Rex Ambler Review by John Cowan Rex Ambler has written a terrific book! He went to the well of dusty documents and came…
- Primitive Quakerism RevivedWritten by Paul Buckley Comments by John Cowan Paul Buckley’s grasp of Quakerism is broad. His presentation is clear and concise. No pages go to…
- Strength to LoveWritten by Martin Luther King Reviewed by John Cowan Perhaps a generation that has eschewed the values of the Civil Rights Movement in their own…
- The God that Could be RealWritten by Nancy Ellen Abrams Reviewed by John Cowan The book is A God That Could be Real, Beacon Press, by Nancy Ellen Abrams. I…
- The Kingdom of God is within YouChristianity not as a Mystic Religion but as a New Theory of Life Author: Leo Tolstoy Extensive Commentary: John Cowan This is the real Tolstoy,…
- The Sorrows of the Quaker Jesus:James Nayler and the Puritan Crackdown on the Free Spirit Author: Leo Demrosch Reviewer: John Cowan (2021 updated version of review + consequences for us)…